10.10.2009

Elijah

My daughter insists that Elijah is in fact a girl name and is convinced that 'she' is the best thing that ever was.

The finished Elijah has proven to be such a soft cuddly companion.For that reason I'm so glad that I made him... um.. I mean HER. :)

Unfortunately I found the knitting part of the project a bit of a pain. I LOVED the fact that it was knit all in one piece, but at the same time picking up those stitches and knitting at such a tight gauge proved rather cumbersome.

I really should have done the body parts in order and worked both ears last. I found it to be quite challenging knitting an arm after an ear. The double pointed needles kept getting caught and it was kind of annoying. I guess that the order of instructions is there for a reason!

I found the opposite to you- I knit two Elijahs, and on the second, I knit the ears before the body because I hated having the turn the whole body, with the arms and legs, every time I turned for the ears.

So adorable! I just finished knitting a little Jean Greenhowe bunny for my daughter, so I know what you mean about a tight gauge. I am a beginner, so it definitely felt different to me. Your elephant is SO cute!

It is so great to see your daughter's affection for it! I am sure that makes it all worth it.

I just picked up itty - bitty toys by Susan B Anderson (I'm looking forward to that podcast, two of my knitting faves :) ) My 10 y/o daughter fell in love with the wrap me up puppies. I'm off to get the yarn to make her 1 or 2 of those. I told her no more stuffies, but this will be hand made with love.

I'm actually starting the Elijah in a few days. I plan to knit it on size 5 needles with a worsted weight yarn. I know the end product will be slightly bigger, but I couldn't bring myself to knit this project on 2's and 3's. Oh and I do plan to use a crochet hook to pick up the stitches.